#aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #eeda  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend the    
,energy ,policy ,act of #aiib to        
reauthorize programs to assist          
consenting ,indian ,tribes in meeting   
energy education1 planning1 and         
management needs1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,tribal ,power ,act4
  #b4 ,indian energy  7a7 ,definition of
 ,indian land ,section #bfja7b7 of the  
,energy ,policy ,act of #aiib 7#be      
,u4,s4,c4 #ceja7b77 is amended--  7#a7  
in subparagraph 7,b77iii71 by striking  
and2  7#b7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by     
striking land4 and inserting land22 and 
7#c7 by adding at the end the following 
subparagraphs3  7,d7 any land located in
 a census tract in which the majority of
 residents are ,natives 7as defined in  
section #c7;b7 of the ,alaska ,native   
,claims ,settlement ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 
#afjb7;b7772 and  7,e7 any land located 
in a census tract in which the majority 
of residents are persons who are        

enrolled members of a federally         
recognized ,tribe or village4  4  7b7   
,reduction of cost share ,section       
#bfjb7;b77#e7 of the ,energy ,policy    
,act of #aiib 7#be ,u4,s4,c4            
#cejb7;b77#e77 is amended by adding at  
the end the following subparagraphs3    
7,d7 ,the ,secretary of ,energy may     
reduce any applicable cost share        
required of an ,indian tribe1           
intertribal organization1 or tribal     
energy development organization in order
 to receive a grant under this          
subsection to not less than #aj percent 
if the ,indian tribe1 intertribal       
organization1 or tribal energy          
development organization meets criteria 
developed by the ,secretary of ,energy1 
including financial need4  7,e7 ,section
 #ihh of the ,energy ,policy ,act of    
#bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afceb7 shall not  
apply to assistance provided under this 
subsection4  4  7c7 ,authorization      
,section #bfjb7;b77#g7 of the ,energy   
,policy ,act of #aiib 7#be ,u4,s4,c4    

#cejb7;b77#g77 is amended by striking   
#bj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years    
#bjjf through #bjaf and inserting       
#cj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years    
#bjba through #bjbe4  #c4 ,report on    
electricity access and reliability  7a7 
,assessment ,the ,secretary of ,energy  
shall conduct an assessment of the      
status of access to electricity by      
households residing in ,tribal          
communities or on ,indian land1 and the 
reliability of electric service         
available to households residing in     
,tribal communities or on ,indian land1 
as compared to the status of access to  
and reliability of electricity within   
neighboring ,states or within the ,state
 in which ,indian land is located4  7b7 
,consultation ,the ,secretary of ,energy
 shall consult with ,indian ,tribes1    
,tribal organizations1 the ,north       
,american ,electricity ,reliability     
,corporation1 and the ,federal ,energy  
,regulatory ,commission in the          
development and conduct of the          

assessment under subsection 7a74 ,indian
 ,tribes and ,tribal organizations shall
 have the opportunity to review and make
 recommendations regarding the          
development of the assessment and the   
findings of the assessment1 prior to the
 submission of the report under         
subsection 7c74  7c7 ,report ,not later 
than #ah months after the date of       
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,energy shall submit to the          
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of  
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources of the ,senate a report on   
the results of the assessment conducted 
under subsection 7a71 which shall       
include--  7#a7 a description of        
generation1 transmission1 and           
distribution assets available to provide
 electricity to households residing in  
,tribal communities or on ,indian land2 
7#b7 a survey of the retail and         
wholesale prices of electricity         
available to households residing in     

,tribal communities or on ,indian land2 
7#c7 a description of participation of  
,tribal members in the electric utility 
workforce1 including the workforce for  
construction and maintenance of         
renewable energy resources and          
distributed energy resources2  7#d7 the 
percentage of households residing in    
,tribal communities or on ,indian land  
that do not have access to electricity2 
7#e7 the potential of distributed energy
 resources to provide electricity to    
households residing in ,tribal          
communities or on ,indian land2  7#f7   
the potential for tribally-owned        
electric utilities or electric utility  
assets to participate in or benefit from
 regional electricity markets2  7#g7 a  
description of the barriers to providing
 access to electric service to          
households residing in ,tribal          
communities or on ,indian land2 and     
7#h7 recommendations to improve access  
to and reliability of electric service  
for households residing in ,tribal      

communities or on ,indian land4  7d7    
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,tribal member ,the term ,tribal member 
means a person who is an enrolled member
 of a federally recognized ,tribe or    
village4  7#b7 ,tribal community ,the   
term ,tribal community means a community
 in a ,united ,states census tract in   
which the majority of residents are     
persons who are enrolled members of a   
federally recognized ,tribe or village4 
,passed the ,house of ,representatives  
,december #i1 #bjbj4;,clerk4